StepByStep Index

South Italian Cooking
Southern Italy comprises 6 regions: Abruzzo, Basilicata, Calabria, Campania, Molise and Puglia. Quick overviews of the cuisines, and links to recipes.

Northern Italian Cuisines
Northern Italy comprises eight regions: Liguria, Valle D'Aosta, Piemonte, Lombardia, Trentino-Alto Adige, Veneto, Friuli Venezia-Giulia, and Emilia Romagna. Quick overviews of the cuisines, and links to regional recipes.

Italian Cuisine Truisms
I got a note the other day saying "Pizza And Pasta Learn how to do Italian Food," which set me to thinking: Though both pizza and pasta are important elements of the modern Italian diet, and people associate them with Italian cooking, especially outside of Italy, neither is central to the cuisine now, and both were considerably less important in the past.

Italian Island Cooking
Italy has two major islands, Sicily and Sardegna. They are very different, both with respect to each other and with respect to the Continent, and both have many delicacies for gourmands to enjoy.

Central Italian Cooking
Central Italy comprises four regions: Tuscany, Umbria, Le Marche, and Lazio, which hosts Rome, the Capital city. Quick overviews of the cuisines, and links to regional recipes.